Elite Vocabulary 451-500

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glib

easy and fluent in conversation or writing

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subtle

not immediately obvious; hard to understand

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scurry

to move with light running steps

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rabble

a noisy crowd; the lowest, coarsest class of people

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tenuous

weak; thin

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glutton

one who eats too much

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frenetic

wildly excited or active

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forthright

direct and without evasion; honest

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nominal

appearing in name only; negligible or of low amount

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savant

a well-educated person; a scholar

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coerce

to force by threat or intimidation

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prescient

knowing things before they occur

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concise

brief and to the point

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opaque

not letting light through

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excise

to remove by cutting

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dossier

group of documents

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culminate

to reach the highest point

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allot

to distribute; to assign as a portion

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conundrum

a riddle or puzzle, esp. one without a solution

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bevy

a group, esp. of birds

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frowzy

having an uncared-for appearance

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22

diminution

a decrease or diminishing

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aplomb

self-confident assurance; poise

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24

cower

to draw back out of fear

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affable

friendly and easy to talk to

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26

foliage

leaves

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prerogative

an exclusive right or privilege, esp. one that is the result of heredity or official position

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capricious

erratic; tending to change abruptly

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unilateral

one-sided; unequal

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crux

an essential or pivotal point; a perplexing difficulty

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manuscript

a book or other document written by hand; an author's original copy of a document submitted for publication

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segue

an easy, effective, or uninterrupted transition

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supple

easy to bend

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civil

observing accepted social customs; not rude

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callous

lacking pity or mercy; unfeeling

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procure

to obtain or acquire

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apprise

to inform or notify

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38

niche

a place or situation suited for a person or thing; a recess in a wall

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creed

a system of beliefs, principles, or opinions

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discord

conflict or disagreement

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parameter

one of a set of measurable factors that determine a system's behavior and are varied . in an experiment

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denomination

the name for a special class of persons, such as a religious group

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obviate

to stop from occurring; to prevent or make unnecessary

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aggravate

to worsen

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45

replete

well-filled; abundantly supplied

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46

forbidding

disagreeable; menacing

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improvise

to do without preparation

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proceeds

money derived from some activity; price or profit

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hyperbole

exaggeration

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relentless

harsh; pitiless; persistent

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